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Riviera Beach Celebrates National All‑America City Honor; Youth Council Cited as Key
Summary
Riviera Beach officials and youth leaders celebrated the city's selection as an All‑America City, with city staff and council highlighting youth engagement, a citizen leadership academy and neighborhood revitalization as the programs that earned national recognition.
Riviera Beach leaders on Wednesday presented the city's recent All‑America City designation to a packed chamber, crediting a youth council and three civic programs for winning national recognition.
The council's awards presentation featured a short video and remarks from Kiara Hester of the youth council and Dr. George Cornichelli, who outlined the CORE (Communities of Resilience and Excellence) framework and its emphasis on measurement, resident engagement and organizational performance. "The All‑America City award is the highest award that a city can receive," Hester said, explaining the National Civic League criteria and how the city's youth council, Citizen Leadership Academy and Neighborhood Reclaim program figured into the application.
Mayor Doug Lawson and Councilwoman Kashama Miller Anderson praised the traveling delegation and local partners who supported the Denver presentation. Jamie Lee Bradshaw, a community partner, told the council the award reflected sustained collaboration among residents, nonprofits and local businesses.
Council members and staff said the designation offers a platform to expand community engagement and pursue new investments, noting Delray Beach used its earlier recognition to spur development. "This award gives the city a national spotlight," the mayor said, adding the city plans public celebrations to share details with residents.
The presentation included brief remarks from numerous youth council members and supporters who described civic learning opportunities, internships and community projects that the judges singled out. Several donors and sponsors who supported travel to the national competition were acknowledged.
Council members said the next steps will focus on translating the award into longer‑term program support, data collection and marketing to attract investment.
The council moved on after the presentation to its regular business, including routine ordinances and a longer discussion about interim management.
